Donacaula melinella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Donacaula |
Species: | D. melinella |
Binomial name | |
Donacaula melinella Clemens, 1860 | |
Synonyms | |
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Donacaula melinella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.
The length of the forewings is 21–34 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, irrorated (sprinkled) with brown. The hindwings of the males are yellowish white, turning yellowish grey toward the outer margin. The female hindwings are yellowish white throughout. [2] The main flight period is March to August, although adults have been recorded in most months. [3]
Geshna is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. It contains only one species, Geshna cannalis, the lesser canna leafroller, described by Altus Lacy Quaintance in 1898. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. It has also been recorded from Costa Rica and Cuba.
Parapoynx maculalis, the polymorphic pondweed moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Alberta, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. The habitat consists of ponds and streams.
Donacaula pulverealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Brazil and Bolivia.
Donacaula semifuscalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Pernambuco and in Bolivia.
Donacaula albicostella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1888. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Utah and Wisconsin.
Donacaula aquilella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Donacaula immanis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found in Bolivia and the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rio Grande do Sul.
Donacaula longirostrallus, the long-beaked donacaula moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.
Donacaula maximellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1891. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Donacaula microforficellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956. It is found in Venezuela.
Donacaula nitidellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
Donacaula pallulellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, California, New York and Texas.
Donacaula porrectellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela.
Donacaula roscidellus, the brown donacaula moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917. It is found in Mexico (Veracruz) and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Donacaula tripunctellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Robinson in 1870. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.
Donacaula unipunctellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Robinson in 1870. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
Donacaula uxorialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.
Cliniodes ostreonalis, the oystershell metrea moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Lygropia tripunctata, the sweetpotato leafroller, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas to South Carolina and Florida. It is also found from the West Indies and Central America to Brazil.
Samea baccatalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. It is also found in Central America, where it has been recorded from Costa Rica.